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CVE-2022-3408

MEDIUM 4.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 31, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The WP Word Count WordPress plugin through 3.2.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown WP Word Count — From 3.2.3 (including) to 3.2.3 (including)
  • redlettuce wp_word_count — Up to and including 3.2.3

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/395bc893-2067-4f76-b49f-9ed8e1e8f330 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record